On November 18, Tawadros II will be consecrated as Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of All Africa in the Holy See of St. Mark the Apostle.
He is renowned for his theological knowledge, avoids politics, and sees his new role as one of being a pastor.
Tawadros II, who turned sixty on Sunday, has been a bishop since 1997, after joining the church in 1988.
Before that he ran a state run pharmaceutical factory, after receiving his degree in pharmacy from the University of Alexandria.
It is a time of turmoil for the Coptic church, with attacks upon their numbers increasing.
The papacy had been vacant since Shenouda III died, on March 17.
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